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Outsourcing of Community Source: Identifying Motivations and Benefits

Outsourcing of Community Source: Identifying Motivations and Benefits

Manlu Liu, Xiaobo Wu, J. Leon Zhao, Ling Zhu
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 18 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1062-7375|EISSN: 1533-7995|EISBN13: 9781613502259|DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2010100103
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Liu, Manlu, et al. "Outsourcing of Community Source: Identifying Motivations and Benefits." JGIM vol.18, no.4 2010: pp.36-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010100103

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Liu, M., Wu, X., Zhao, J. L., & Zhu, L. (2010). Outsourcing of Community Source: Identifying Motivations and Benefits. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 18(4), 36-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010100103

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Liu, Manlu, et al. "Outsourcing of Community Source: Identifying Motivations and Benefits," Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) 18, no.4: 36-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010100103

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Abstract

Community-based open source, or “community source”, has emerged as an innovative approach to developing open-source enterprise application software (EAS). Unlike the conventional model of in-house development, community source creates a virtual software development community that pools human, financial, and technological resources from multiple partner organizations to develop custom software solutions. The solution is available as open-source software to all end users. In this way, the community source model takes a step forward from outsourcing to third-party software vendors. By studying a real-world case of the Kuali community source project, the authors found that community source faced a number of challenges in project management, particularly in the areas of in-house staffing and project sustainability. The interview analysis further concludes that outsourcing the community source development to either domestic or foreign third-party vendors could be a viable solution. Finally, the authors propose a research framework and seven related propositions that warrant future investigation into the relationship between community source and software outsourcing.

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